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From the outset of the blessed da'wah to Islam, the methods adopted by the Prophet (s.a.w.) to effect a complete change in the new community were renewed and moderated every at times. At one point the Prophet (s.a.w.) kept in security his da'wah to I...

From the outset of the blessed da'wah to Islam, th...

Since the beginning of the blessed Islamic da'wah until the eighth year after Hijra, Mecca stood firmly in the face of Islam. The well-to-do and influential leaders of the city worked hard to keep the status quo, to serve their interests, syphoning o...

Since the beginning of the blessed Islamic da'wah ...

At Madinah, the Prophet (s.a.w.), settled in a society whose control was shared by the tribes, material interests and conflicting ideas. The chief forces at Madinah were the following: 1. Muslims They were Ansar (supporters) and Muhajirin (migrants)....

At Madinah, the Prophet (s.a.w.), settled in a soc...

The Islamic Message entered a new phase in its blessed movement after the migration to Madinah. It was a phase of implementing Islamic principles and reshaping the community in its entirety, including its prerequisites and institutions. Erecting the ...

The Islamic Message entered a new phase in its ble...

The house of Banu Jahash was emptied of all its habitants including Abdullah bin Jahash, his family and his brothers by Abu Sufyan who seized it by force. The silent house was a testimony to the afflictions of the oppressed people on earth, and was a...

The house of Banu Jahash was emptied of all its ha...

The new faith found new grounds to stand firmly an. Now the Prophet (s.a.w.) ordered his adherents to flee Mecca, for the purpose of preserving their faith, and to set out in the direction of Madinah. Secretly, the groups of the migrants began to arr...

The new faith found new grounds to stand firmly an...

Mus'ab stayed in Madinah one year, during which he called the Madinites to Islam, instructed them in its teachings and recited to them the Qur'an. During the next season of hajj, thirteen years after the Prophet's rise to prophethood, Mus'ab came at ...

Mus'ab stayed in Madinah one year, during which he...

During the season of hajj every year the Prophet was busy offering the new faith to the tribes. In the eleventh year after his rise to prophethood he met a group of the tribe of al-Khazraj. He asked them to allow him to have a talk with them. They ac...

During the season of hajj every year the Prophet w...

As the chiefs of the Quraish had failed in their attempt to get back the immigrants, they malevolently poured their ill-will on the Muslims in Mecca. They arrived at a decision which was that thc Quraish would boycott the clan of Bani Hashim if Abu-T...

As the chiefs of the Quraish had failed in their a...

If the idolaters negotiated with the Prophet (s.a.w.), and complained about him to his uncle, trying to settle a bargain with him before oppressing him, they did not show much patience in respect to the first-converts to Islam. From the very beginnin...

If the idolaters negotiated with the Prophet (s.a....

At the beginning of the Prophet's divine mission, the Quraish looked at him as a monk or a sage, whose influence would soon wane, and the people, accordingly, would return to the religion of their fathers and ancestors. But, contrarily, the new faith...

At the beginning of the Prophet's divine mission, ...

When things in Mecca were brought to a head, the Prophet (s.a.w.) allowed some of his followers to immigrate to Abyssinia, where they could find a refuge and safe haven. The number of the first batch of immigrants was 11 men and four women. They stol...

When things in Mecca were brought to a head, the P...

The Prophet (s.a.w.) called all of the Qurayash to Islam, in obedience to Allah' s order: Therefore declare openly what you are bidden and turn aside from the polytheists... Holy Qur'an(15:94) He ascended the mountain of al-Safa and called out It is ...

The Prophet (s.a.w.) called all of the Qurayash to...

Three years passed before Allah ordered His Prophet (s.a.w.) to take advantage of the prevailing tribal atmosphere and call his relatives to Islam. And warn your nearest relations, And be kind to him who follows you of the believers, But if they diso...

Three years passed before Allah ordered His Prophe...

The Prophet, first of all, chose Ali (a.s.) to come to Islam 23. Ali was, at the time, a pure boy, unsullied by the practices of the pre-Islamic era. He was under the care of the Prophet (s.a.w.) who showed him with love and affection. Ali (a.s.) res...

The Prophet, first of all, chose Ali (a.s.) to com...

It is interesting to note how the message was revealed to the Prophet (s.a.w.). Allah mentions the manifestations of the holy revelation in the following verses: And it is not for any mortal that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from...

It is interesting to note how the message was reve...

At the age of forty, Jibril (a.s.) descended to reveal to him the seal of messages beginning with the first divine verses: Read in the name of your Lord Who created. He created man from a clot. Read and your Lord is Most Honourable, Who taught (to wr...

At the age of forty, Jibril (a.s.) descended to re...

Never was the Prophet (s.a.w) surprised when Jibril (the angel Gabriel) revealed to him the first divine statement. His life went through many stages so that he would be prepared to bear the divine message. From the early part of his life, His Lord n...

Never was the Prophet (s.a.w) surprised when Jibri...

Shortly after the tragical war of al-Fujjar a pact was signed between the warring Arab tribes. 17 The agreement did achieve a victory for the wronged parties. All the sides agreed on the principle of warding off wrongs, and cooperating to back what w...

Shortly after the tragical war of al-Fujjar a pact...

Prior to his rise to prophethood, during the previous 1520 years, his social status was high. He was known to be well-mannered, high-minded, truthful and trustworthy. The power was clearly mainfested during the rebuilding of the Holy Ka'ba. After it ...

Prior to his rise to prophethood, during the previ...

At the age of twenty-five he went to Syria on a mercantile mission on behalf of Khadij ah the daughter of Khuwailid, may Allah be pleased with her. Khadijah was the best among the women of Quraish. She was the richest, the noblest and the most beauti...

At the age of twenty-five he went to Syria on a me...